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E. J. THOLE.

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APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 28. 1920.

l 42% l Patented July 25, 1922,

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Speclieation or Lettere Patent.

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Application led Septemberl, 19th. I derlal'lll'adldlt.

To @ZZ/whom t 'may concern Be it known that'll, lliownnnil'. THOLn, a

i citizen of the United States, residing at ang an Evansville, in thecounty of Vanderburg State of indiana., have invented new usefulImprovements in Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to boxes designed primarily for the packing ofcereals and the like and has for its object the provision of a box.which may be formed of card-board or the like, having in one end .adischarge opening normally closed by a sliding plate, the platebeinginitially sealed in closed position by a gummed label or sticker.

' An important object is the provision of a device of this characterwhich will be va the details' of construction to be hereinafter, y 4morefully described and claimed and illus- 35 lill line --t of Figure 2.

'tents has been removedi great advantage when used for packing cerealsand the likeinasmuch as it obviates the necessity for cutting or tearingopen the package to remove the contents Vand thus .maintains thecontents in far better condition as the sliding plate is intended tobeclosed after. the desired amount of the con- An additional 'object isthe provision of a box oi' this character which will be simple andinexpensive in manufacture, highly edicient in use, durable inAservice,A and a general improvement in the art. v.

With the above and other objects and adf vantages in view, the inventionconsists in trated vin the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of one end'v of a box constructed in accordance with myinvention and showing it in its initial position Figure 2 isa plan viewof the end showing the s iding plate in open-position,

Figure 3 isa cross sectional view on the line 3 3 of Figure 2, and

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view on the .Referring more particularlytothe drawings, the numerallO designates a box which may be formed otany suitable material, in ordinary practi preferably of card-board. @neend'll of the box is formed with a rectangular cut away ortion 12extending entirely to one edger posed against thel underside of this end11 is a sheet or cardboard or the Ylike 13 which is preferably glued orpasted in place and which is ot substantially U-shape to provide a bightportion 1d which extends across approximately one half of the opening12and to provide arms 15 which extend along the sides o the opening 12. ltnecessary, spacing strips 16 may be secured between this sheet and thelend 11 so that there'will be .a vguide space 17 between the sheet 13and the end 11.

The numeral 18 designates the cover which is formed as a sheet or plateof card-board or the likeand which has its side edges engaged within theguides 17. rl"his sheet 18 is slidable between the strips 15 and the end11 so that it maycover or uncover that portion of the opening 12 whichis not covered by the sheet 14: At one edge the 'sheet 18 is formed witha tab 19 adapted to be bent-up to serve as a handle.'

Under ordinary conditions, that is when.

the box is packed ready for shipment, the sheet 18 is in closed positionwith the tab 19 lying flat upon the sheetportion lll. The cover 18 isheld i'n this closed position by means of a suitable sticker or label20. When the purchaser wishes to use the box he tears Y off the sticker20, presses the tab 19 upwardly to serve as a handle and then slides thecover 18 into non-obstructing relation to the opening whereupon thecontents of the package may be easily poured out. llt is then Aintendedthat the cover 18 bereturned tol nornnilv position covering the openinso as to exclude dirt, moisture, and the l' e.

From the foregoing description and a study ofthe drawings it will beapparent that lhave thus provided a very simply llfi fico

not depart from the spirit oi tlie invention or the scope ofthe'suhjoined claim. @Home thus described my invention, if mm; i, 1 y

` A box provided one end with an 'opening, a U-shaped member securedatsaid Y opening at the inner side of the end and including a bightportion partly eoverin the opening and fnrther arms extending a ong thesides of the opening, spacing strips secured between said ends and saidU-shaped

